Brunelleschi S Basilica

Author : Rocky Ruggiero
Publisher : Viella Libreria Editrice
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20T14:34:00+02:00
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788833136066

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Brunelleschi’s Basilica by Rocky Ruggiero Pdf

Brunelleschi’s basilica of Santo Spirito in Florence was not only a product of creative genius, but also of communal bureaucracy, socio-economic traditions, human and financial resources, factionalism, and rivalry. This complex network of forces behind the monument serves as testimony to the determination and capacity of Renaissance Florentines to actualize the creative ideas of the extraordinary artists and architects who were transforming the profile of the city. Moreover, it reveals that the labor, spirit, and energy of those human beings who were building Renaissance Florence were just as important to its manufacture as the brick, stone and wood used to build it. By investigating those aspects that defined the building tradition of the Renaissance – the architect, the Opera (building committee), the quartiere (neighborhood), the cantiere (worksite and workforce) – we discover that behind a great monument lies a monumental account of collective human achievement.

Author : Ross King
Publisher : Random House
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781407018027

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Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King Pdf

'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator 'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial Times This is the story of one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the architect behind it. Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence still retains a rare power to astonish. Yet the elegance of the building belies the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation. For over a century after work on the cathedral began, the proposed dome was regarded as all but impossible to build. The greatest architectural puzzle of its age, when finally completed it was hailed as one of the great wonders of the world. This book tells the extraordinary story of how the cupola was raised and of the dome's architect, the brilliant and volatile Filippo Brunelleschi. Denounced as a madman at the start of his labours, he was celebrated at their end as a great genius. His life was one of ambition, ingenuity, rivalry and intrigue - a human drama set against the plagues, wars, political feuds and intellectual ferments of Renaissance Florence, the glorious era for which the dome remains the most compelling symbol. VOTED NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129862152

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The Building Complex of Santa Maria Novella by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Stemp
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780289618

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The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals by Richard Stemp Pdf

Who is depicted in that stained glass window? What is the significance of those geometric figures? Why are there fierce-looking beasts carved amidst all that beauty? Is there a deeper purpose behind the play of light and space in the nave? Why is there a pelican on the lectern and ornate foliage on the pillars? The largely illiterate medieval audience could read the symbols of churches and cathedrals and recognise the meanings and stories deliberately encoded into them. For worshippers these were places of religious education and an awe-inspiring feast that satisfied both the senses and the soul. Today, in an age less attuned to iconography, such places of worship are often seen merely as magnificent works of architecture. This book restores the lost spiritual meaning of these fine and fascinating buildings. The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals provides a three-part illustrated key by which modern visitors can understand the layout, fabric and decorative symbolism of Christian sacred structures - thereby bringing back to life their original atmosphere of awe and sanctity. Part One is an analysis of structural features, outside and in, from spires and domes to clerestories and brasses. Part Two is a theme-by-theme guide, which identifies significant figures, scenes, stories, animals, flowers, and the use of numbers, letters and patterns in paintings, carvings and sculpture. Part Three is a historical decoder, revealing the evolution of styles - from basilicas through Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and beyond. For all those who seek to know more about Christian art and architecture, this richly illustrated book will instruct and delight in equal measure.

Author : Giovanni Fanelli,Michele Fanelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015060112177

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Brunelleschi's Cupola by Giovanni Fanelli,Michele Fanelli Pdf

Few icons of the Renaissance are as recognizable as Brunelleschi's cupola rising over the city of Florence. This book offers a two-part innovative analysis and interpretation of Brunelleschi's masterpiece which was completed in 1434.

Author : Paula Kay Lazrus
Publisher : University of North Carolina Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Architecture, Italian
ISBN : 1469653397

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Building the Italian Renaissance by Paula Kay Lazrus Pdf

This book is a reacting game, an interactive role-playing game in which students are responsible for their own learning. This game focuses on the competition to complete the final phase of construction on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence in 1418.

Author : Ross King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0965006972

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Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King Pdf

Author : R. A. Scotti
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101157817

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Basilica by R. A. Scotti Pdf

In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters—Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante—and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the Mayflower had reached Plymouth—and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe's holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, Basilica is a triumph of historical writing.

Author : Camillo Boito
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Cathedrals
ISBN : UCSD:31822015272206

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The Basilica of S. Mark in Venice by Camillo Boito Pdf

Author : Ross King
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781620401934

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Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King Pdf

Describes how a fifteenth-century goldsmith and clockmaker, Filippo Brunelleschi, came up with a unique design for the dome to crown Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, in a dramatic study set against the turbulent backdrop of Renaissance Italy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Cathedrals
ISBN : MINN:319510020527546

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The Basilica of S. Mark in Venice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henry A. Millon,Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015041357750

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The Renaissance from Brunelleschi to Michelangelo by Henry A. Millon,Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Pdf

The period known as the Renaissance brought about sweeping changes in all areas of European culture. This book looks at innovations in architecture of the time. 400 illustrations, 230 in color.

Author : Margaret L. King
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 1856693740

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The Renaissance in Europe by Margaret L. King Pdf

"The Renaissance is usually portrayed as a period dominated by the extraordinary achievements of great men: rulers, philosophers, poets, painters, architects and scientists. Leading scholar Margaret King recasts the Renaissance as a more complex cultural movement rooted in a unique urban society that was itself the product of many factors and interactions: commerce, papal and imperial ambitions, artistic patronage, scientific discovery, aristocratic and popular violence, legal precedents, peasant migrations, famine, plague, invasion and other social factors. Together with literary and artistic achievements, therefore, today's Renaissance history includes the study of power, wealth, gender, class, honour, shame, ritual and other categories of historical investigation opened up in recent years. Tracing the diffusion of the Renaissance from Italy to the rest of Europe, Professor King marries the best work of the last generation of scholars with the findings of the most recent research, including her own. Ultimately, she points to the multiple ways in which this seminal epoch influenced the later development of Western culture and society."--Jacket.

Author : Matthew A. Cohen
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8831716433

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Beyond Beauty by Matthew A. Cohen Pdf

The magic of early Renaissance architecture. The notion that numerical proportional systems contribute to the serene, orderly appearance of the basilica of San Lorenzo has long stood as a virtual axiom of architectural history. In this book, Cohen challenges this and many other long-standing preconceptions about proportional systems in the history of architecture. Using Brunelleschi's basilicas of San Lorenzo and Santo Spirito as case studies, the author presents a detailed analysis of his comprehensive measurements of these buildings, which he recorded from scaffolding, meticulous observations of the built fabric, and a variety of documentary sources. This book presents a rigorous new approach to an important but little studied area of architectural history and is essential reading for anyone interested in medieval and Renaissance architecture.

Author : Ross King
Publisher : Random House
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781446418833

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Michelangelo And The Pope's Ceiling by Ross King Pdf

In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest such projects ever attempted. Nevertheless, for the next four years he and a hand-picked team of assistants laboured over the vast ceiling, making thousands of drawings and spending back-breaking hours on a scaffold fifty feet above the floor. The result was one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. This fascinating book tells the story of those four extraordinary years and paints a magnificent picture of day-to-day life on the Sistine scaffolding - and outside, in the upheaval of early sixteenth-century Rome.